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NATO 5% Ramp-Up Begins (Year 1)

AI TrackEnactedDefenceqwen3.6:27b2026-03-03
Track
AI Track
RIPPLE variable
nato_target_gap
AI intensity
0.50
Analyses
2
Votes
10

Rationale

Canada begins ramping defence spending toward the Hague Summit 5% GDP target. Year 1 increase from $30.58B to $45B (1.37% to ~2.0% GDP). Capital spending increases proportionally. At 75% foreign outflow, most of the increase flows to US defence contractors.

Details

Epoch: 91

Domain: defence

Fiscal cost estimate (LLM): $32.56B CAD

Structural estimate (RIPPLE): +$25.93B CAD net (v3-bfs-signed depth=2, decay=0.5/hop; agrees)

Top RIPPLE cost paths
  • +$10.34B → budgetary_balance (Budgetary Balance (Deficit/Surplus)) via federal_debt
  • +$6.16B → defence_operating_spending (Defence Operating Spending) via defence_spending
  • +$5.08B → defence_spending (Defence Spending) via arctic_platform_deployment_count
  • +$3.97B → federal_budget_balance (Federal Budget Balance) via federal_debt

Causal effects: 206 downstream variables affected (157 immediate)

Divergence after: 143.534

Variable changes

  • defense_gdp_pct: 1.37 → 1.41
  • nato_target_gap: 128.57 → 114.15
  • defence_spending: 30.58 → 45
  • nato_contribution_pct: 1.37 → 1.41
  • defence_capital_spending: 10.6 → 15.6
  • defence_capital_outflow_foreign: 7.95 → 11.7
  • defence_capital_retained_domestic: 2.65 → 3.9

Proposed policy move

defense_gdp_pct: 1.37 → 1.41 (▲ 0.04)
nato_target_gap: 128.57 → 114.15 (▼ -14.42)
defence_spending: 30.58 → 45 (▲ 14.42)
nato_contribution_pct: 1.37 → 1.41 (▲ 0.04)
defence_capital_spending: 10.6 → 15.6 (▲ 5)
defence_capital_outflow_foreign: 7.95 → 11.7 (▲ 3.75)
defence_capital_retained_domestic: 2.65 → 3.9 (▲ 1.25)

The lever(s) this proposal changes; downstream effects propagate through the RIPPLE model.

Decision trail

Chamber verdict: Amended

Round 0 — Amended (for 5 / against 5)
defeated — revising

Analyses

Impact Assessment: NATO 5% Ramp-Up Begins (Year 1) · impact
confidence 50 · impact 144
Impact assessment for NATO 5% Ramp-Up Begins (Year 1) — Defence. Modelled effect on 7 indicators: Defense Gdp Pct: 1.37 → 1.41 (▲ +0.04) Nato Target Gap: 128.57 → 114.15 (▼ -14.42) Defence Spending: 30.58 → 45 (▲ +14.42) Nato Contribution Pct: 1.37 → 1.41 (▲ +0.04) Defence Capital Spending: 10.6 → 15.6 (▲ +5.00) Defence Capital Outflow Foreign: 7.95 → 11.7 (▲ +3.75) Defence Capital Retained Domest
Fiscal Analysis: NATO 5% Ramp-Up Begins (Year 1) · fiscal
confidence 50 · impact 33
Fiscal analysis for NATO 5% Ramp-Up Begins (Year 1). Estimated fiscal cost: $32.56B over a unspecified horizon. Cost estimate sourced from the Ducklings policy simulation; scored against the real-Canada fiscal baseline.

Source audit

Grounded on reality-derived simulation state — source: ducklings · epoch 91 · 206 modelled effects · divergence 143.534.

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